Data Sheet 1_Exploring plausible futures for artificial intelligence in rural healthcare:

A qualitative research paper presents findings from a participatory foresight workshop with 40 stakeholders exploring the future of artificial intelligence in rural healthcare. The study was authored by Tara Cain and published on figshare under a CC-BY-4.0 license, with a last update date of 2026-04-13. The 63.5 KB PDF contains transcribed and thematically analyzed written responses from workshop activities including historical mapping, future scenario building, and priority setting.

Use Cases

• Analyzing stakeholder priorities for AI in rural healthcare based on themes like equity, person-centred care, and ethical challenges.
• Studying perceived barriers to technology adoption based on concerns about data privacy, governance, and cultural appropriateness.
• Examining foresight methodologies in health technology assessment based on the described use of horizon scanning and the MoSCoW framework.

Strengths

• The study involved 40 participants including general practitioners, clinicians, and healthcare administrators, providing diverse stakeholder perspectives.
• Data collection followed a structured participatory workshop methodology with four sequential activities, as described.
• The analysis employed reflexive thematic analysis on systematically transcribed written responses.

Limitations

• The dataset is a 63.5 KB PDF, indicating a limited textual scope rather than a large-scale quantitative dataset.
• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; the data consists of qualitative analysis results.
• The geographic scope is specific to a workshop held in South Australia, which may limit generalizability.

Provenance

Source

figshare, authored by Tara Cain.

Collection Method

Data collected via a structured participatory workshop at the South Australian Rural Health Research and Education Conference, using horizon scanning and foresight methods.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-13 05:45:57; freshness should be verified.

Geography

South Australia, Australia (workshop location).